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American college football season
The 1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the
University of Notre Dame during the
1944 college football season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | at
Pittsburgh | | | W 58–0 | 46,069 | |
October 7 |
Tulane | | | W 26–0 | 32,909 |
[1] |
October 14 | vs.
Dartmouth | No. 1 | | W 64–0 | 38,167 |
[2] |
October 21 |
Wisconsin | No. 1 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- South Bend, IN
| W 28–13 | 36,086 | |
October 28 | at No. 14
Illinois | No. 1 | | W 13–7 | 57,122 | |
November 4 | vs. No. 6
Navy | No. 2 | | L 13–32 | 60,938 | |
November 11 | vs. No. 1
Army | No. 5 | | L 0–59 | 74,437 |
[3] |
November 18 |
Northwestern | No. 11 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (
rivalry)
| W 21–0 | 39,701 | |
November 25 | at No. 10
Georgia Tech | No. 18 | | W 21–0 | 28,662 |
[4] |
December 2 | No. 12
Great Lakes Navy | No. 9 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN
| W 28–7 | 36,900 | |
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[5]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 1 (34) | 1 (59.67) | 1 (40) | 2 (15) | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
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References
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Bowls and
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Culture and lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |